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CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2011, Vol 25

1 July 2011

CLJ Law Malaysia

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New This Week	1. Legislation Highlights
	2. Articles
	a) Legal Network Series Articles
	3. Latest Cases
	a) Legal Network Series
	b) CLJ Volume 5 (Part 2) 2011
	c) CLJ Volume 5 (Part 3) 2011

1. Legislation Highlights

Principal Acts

NUMBER
TITLE

DATE COMING INTO FORCE

REPEALING

ACT 723 Price Control And Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 1 April 2011 [PU(B) 146/2011] - Nil -

ACT 724 National Visual Arts Development Board Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 725 Renewable Energy Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 726 Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 727 Food Analysts Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

Amending Acts

NUMBER
TITLE

DATE COMING INTO FORCE

AMENDING

ACT A1387 Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) (Amendment) Act 2010 Not Yet In Force ACT 105

ACT A1388 Supply Act 2011 31 December 2010 - Nil -

ACT A1389 Bank Simpanan Nasional (Amendment) Act 2011 24 February 2011 [PU (B) 79/2011] ACT 146

ACT A1390 Moneylenders (Amendment) Act 2011 15 April 2011 [PU(B) 174/2011] ACT 400

ACT A1391 Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2011 31 January 2011 [PU(B) 37/2011] ACT 333

PU(A)

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL ACT NO

PU(A) 196/2011 Banking And Financial Institutions (Licensed Foreign Electronic Money-Broker) (Exemption) Order 2011 20 June 2011 ACT 372

PU(A) 197/2011 National Kenaf And Tobacco Board (Grades And Minimum Prices) (Flue-Cured Tobacco) Regulations 2011 22 June 2011 ACT 692

PU(A) 198/2011 National Kenaf And Tobacco Board (Licensing Of Kenaf And Kenaf Products) Regulations 2011 22 June 2011 ACT 692

PU(A) 199/2011 National Kenaf And Tobacco Board (Licensing Of Tobacco And Tobacco Products) Regulations 2011 22 June 2011 ACT 692

PU(A) 203/2011 Malaysian Biofuel Industry (Blending Percentage And Mandatory Use) Regulations 2011 24 June 2011 ACT 666

PU(B)

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL ACT NO

PU(B) 336/2011 Designation Under Section 5 22 June 2011 ACT 375

PU(B) 337/2011 Notice Of Termination Of Assumption Of Control (Koperasi Tunas Muda Sungai Ara Berhad) 23 June 2011 ACT 502

PU(B) 338/2011 Prescription Under Section 6 24 June 2011 ACT 32

PU(B) 339/2011 Exemption From Paragraphs 5(1)(A) And (B) 24 June 2011 ACT 206

PU(B) 340/2011 Exemption From Subsection 3(2) 24 June 2011 ACT 206

Bills

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL ACT NO / AMENDING ACT NO

DR 7/2011 Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (Incorporation) (Amendment) Bill 2011 - ACT 397

DR 8/2011 International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) (Amendment) Bill 2011 - ACT 485

DR 9/2011 Medical Device Bill 2011. - -

DR 10/2011 Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (Amendment) Bill 2011. - ACT 520

DR 11/2011 Supplementary Supply (2011) Bill 2011. - ACT A1388

2. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Articles

1. Perkembangan Undang-Undang Perbankan Islam Sejak Merdeka ^{[Read
excerpt]}
By Dr. Noor Inayah Yaakub, Dr. Hasani Mohd Ali, Dr. Rooshida Merican Abdul Rahim Merican Dan Dr. Wan Kamal Mujani*

2. The Atkin Lecture 2009: The Equity Of Human Rights* ^{[Read
excerpt]}
By Lord Neuberger Of Abbotsbury MR

3. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

CITATION TITLE SUBJECT

[2009] 1 LNS 981 [HC] PP v. Fong Yee Chun
CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 326 - Causing grievous hurt with chopper - Victim's injuries not inflicted by accused himself - Whether injuries inflicted by accused, co-accused and three others still at large in furtherance of a common intention - Section 34 - Chopper not found - Appeal by public prosecutor against acquittal of accused and co-accused at end of prosecution case

[2009] 1 LNS 1698 [HC] Red Canyon Sdn Bhd v. Ukay Land Sdn Bhd

CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of property - Breach - Allegation by plaintiff/purchaser that houses not conforming to specifications - Houses not built on flat land as represented verbally and in brochures and miniature models - Claim for rectification works or costs thereof - Whether there was misrepresentation or non-disclosure by vendor/defendant - Caveat emptor

[2009] 1 LNS 1704 [HC] PP v. V Karumunathan Vallaisamy

CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 123.2g heroin and 38.2g monoacetylmorphines - Possession - Whether accused had exclusive custody and control and knowledge of drugs - Failure of prosecution to call two other persons arrested together with accused - Adverse inference under s. 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 - No proof that accused was sole occupier of flat or room - Whether prima facie case established at close of prosecution case

CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 12(2) - Unlawful possession of 3.1g heroin and 3.8 monoacetylmorphines - Whether accused had custody and control of drugs - Improbability of evidence led by prosecution - Whether prima facie case established at close of prosecution case

[2009] 1 LNS 1712 [HC] Mega Mall Development Sdn Bhd v. Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah & Anor

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Decision of tribunal for homebuyer claims - Whether tribunal misconstrued terms of contract - Whether tribunal's decision occasioned error of law or was unsupported by the evidence - Whether unreasonable or irrational

CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of property - Damages for late delivery - Terms of contract - Effective date of delivery of vacant possession - Whether only after city council has received proper/valid application by developer for certificate of fitness for occupation - Commencement date of contract, whether date of payment of deposit or date of signing of S & P - Whether tribunal misconstrued terms of contract

LAND LAW: Housing Developers - Damages for late delivery - Effective date of delivery of vacant possession - Whether only after city council has received proper/valid application by developer for certificate of fitness for occupation - Commencement date of contract, whether date of payment of deposit or date of signing of S & P - Whether tribunal misconstrued terms of contract - Whether tribunal's decision occasioned error of law or was unsupported by the evidence - Whether unreasonable or irrational

[2009] 1 LNS 1715 [HC] Cheow Tong Chai & Anor v. Tan Boon Lieu & Ors
TORT: Malicious prosecution - Reasonable and probable cause - Action by plaintiffs against defendants for damages for wrongful institution of committal proceedings - Defendants filing ex parte originating motion for leave to commit plaintiffs to prison for contempt of court for not complying with interim order of stay - Whether there was malice - Whether there was absence of reasonable and probable cause - Whether defendant instituted proceedings to enforce interim order of stay - Damages, whether proved

CITATION	TITLE	SUBJECT
[2009] 1 LNS 981 [HC]	PP v. Fong Yee Chun	CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 326 - Causing grievous hurt with chopper - Victim's injuries not inflicted by accused himself - Whether injuries inflicted by accused, co-accused and three others still at large in furtherance of a common intention - Section 34 - Chopper not found - Appeal by public prosecutor against acquittal of accused and co-accused at end of prosecution case
[2009] 1 LNS 1698 [HC]	Red Canyon Sdn Bhd v. Ukay Land Sdn Bhd	CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of property - Breach - Allegation by plaintiff/purchaser that houses not conforming to specifications - Houses not built on flat land as represented verbally and in brochures and miniature models - Claim for rectification works or costs thereof - Whether there was misrepresentation or non-disclosure by vendor/defendant - Caveat emptor
[2009] 1 LNS 1704 [HC]	PP v. V Karumunathan Vallaisamy	CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 123.2g heroin and 38.2g monoacetylmorphines - Possession - Whether accused had exclusive custody and control and knowledge of drugs - Failure of prosecution to call two other persons arrested together with accused - Adverse inference under s. 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 - No proof that accused was sole occupier of flat or room - Whether prima facie case established at close of prosecution case CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 12(2) - Unlawful possession of 3.1g heroin and 3.8 monoacetylmorphines - Whether accused had custody and control of drugs - Improbability of evidence led by prosecution - Whether prima facie case established at close of prosecution case
[2009] 1 LNS 1712 [HC]	Mega Mall Development Sdn Bhd v. Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah & Anor	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Decision of tribunal for homebuyer claims - Whether tribunal misconstrued terms of contract - Whether tribunal's decision occasioned error of law or was unsupported by the evidence - Whether unreasonable or irrational CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of property - Damages for late delivery - Terms of contract - Effective date of delivery of vacant possession - Whether only after city council has received proper/valid application by developer for certificate of fitness for occupation - Commencement date of contract, whether date of payment of deposit or date of signing of S & P - Whether tribunal misconstrued terms of contract LAND LAW: Housing Developers - Damages for late delivery - Effective date of delivery of vacant possession - Whether only after city council has received proper/valid application by developer for certificate of fitness for occupation - Commencement date of contract, whether date of payment of deposit or date of signing of S & P - Whether tribunal misconstrued terms of contract - Whether tribunal's decision occasioned error of law or was unsupported by the evidence - Whether unreasonable or irrational
[2009] 1 LNS 1715 [HC]	Cheow Tong Chai & Anor v. Tan Boon Lieu & Ors	TORT: Malicious prosecution - Reasonable and probable cause - Action by plaintiffs against defendants for damages for wrongful institution of committal proceedings - Defendants filing ex parte originating motion for leave to commit plaintiffs to prison for contempt of court for not complying with interim order of stay - Whether there was malice - Whether there was absence of reasonable and probable cause - Whether defendant instituted proceedings to enforce interim order of stay - Damages, whether proved

b. CLJ Volume 5 (Part 2) 2011

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Calamas Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Batang Padang
Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, James Foong FCJJ
(Land Law; Civil Procedure - Acquisition of land - Award of compensation - Costs) [2011] 5 CLJ 125 [FC]

Hassan Kadir & Ors v. Mohamed Moidu Mohamed & Anor
Arifin Zakaria CJ (Malaya), Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ
(Contract; Land Law; Trusts - Sale and purchase of land) [2011] 5 CLJ 136 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Hassan Kadir & Ors v. Mohamed Moidu Mohamed & Anor
Low Hop Bing, Heliliah Mohd Yusof, Kang Hwee Gee JJCA
(Land Law - Indefeasibility of title and interests) [2011] 5 CLJ 152 [CA]

Rugber Kaur Ajaib Singh v. Ho Shee Fun & Anor
Low Hop Bing, Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA, Alizatul Khair Osman J
(Damages - Loss of future earnings) [2011] 5 CLJ 159 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Amakannu Veerapan & Ors v. Mayland Development Sdn Bhd
Zabariah Mohd Yusof JC
(Civil Procedure - Affidavits - Time - Striking out) [2011] 5 CLJ 171 [HC]

Harianto Effendy Zakaria & Ors v. Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia & Anor
Aziah Ali J
(Administrative Law; Labour Law - Certiorari - Industrial Court) [2011] 5 CLJ 188 [HC]

Shaharuddin Mohammad v. Malayan Banking Bhd
Vernon Ong Lam Kiat J
(Tort; Civil Procedure - Defamation - Summons - Service) [2011] 5 CLJ 205 [HC]

Sumayah lwn. The Selangor Omnibus Co Bhd & Satu Lagi
Has Zanah Mehat PK
(Tort - Gantirugi - Kemalangan jalanraya) [2011] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Judicial review - Certiorari - Application for an order for certiorari to quash award of Industrial Court - Whether there were errors of law in Industrial Court's finding - Whether breach of natural justice sufficient proof of victimization - Whether charge against applicants proven - Whether applicants' dismissal harsh and disproportionate
Harianto Effendy Zakaria & Ors v. Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia & Anor
(Aziah Ali J) [2011] 5 CLJ 188 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Affidavits - Swearing of - Order 41 r. 5 Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether affidavit could be sworn by a third party - Whether personal knowledge of the facts sworn in affidavit required - Whether affidavit admissible
Amakannu Veerapan & Ors v. Mayland Development Sdn Bhd
(Zabariah Mohd Yusof JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 171 [HC]

Appeal - Decision of trial judge - Acquisition of land - Whether appellant precluded from appealing against order of compensation issued by trial judge - Land Acquisition Act 1960, ss. 40D(3), 49(1)
Calamas Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Batang Padang
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 5 CLJ 125 [FC]

Costs - Appeal as to costs - Acquisition of land - Reference to court - Discretion of trial judge to award costs - Land Acquisition Act 1960, s. 51(1)(b)
Calamas Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Batang Padang
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 5 CLJ 125 [FC]

Injunction - Interlocutory injunction - Whether injunction would deprive defendant of its rights over land - Whether loss suffered could be compensated - Whether plaintiff able to give undertaking as to damages
Amakannu Veerapan & Ors v. Mayland Development Sdn Bhd
(Zabariah Mohd Yusof JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 171 [HC]

Service - Substituted service - Notice of - Summons against plaintiff as second defendant discontinued - Notice of substituted service against first defendant published in newspaper - Notice directed at first defendant but named plaintiff as second defendant in suit - Whether defamatory of plaintiff
Shaharuddin Mohammad v. Malayan Banking Bhd
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat J) [2011] 5 CLJ 205 [HC]

Striking out - Application to strike out action - Whether plaintiff had locus standi to bring the action - Whether plaintiff had reasonable cause of action - Whether plaintiffs' claim was frivolous - Whether plaintiffs' claim time barred
Amakannu Veerapan & Ors v. Mayland Development Sdn Bhd
(Zabariah Mohd Yusof JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 171 [HC]

Time - Statutory time limit - Plaintiffs seeking to enforce a tripartite agreement against defendant - Whether this constituted a land recovery action- Whether plaintiffs' claim time barred
Amakannu Veerapan & Ors v. Mayland Development Sdn Bhd
(Zabariah Mohd Yusof JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 171 [HC]

CONTRACT

Sale and purchase of land - Specific performance - Plaintiffs purchased land by deed of sale and irrevocable power of attorney - Whether deed of sale an instrument of dealing in respect of alienated land - Whether prohibition in s. 205(3) National Land Code applied to deed of sale - Whether a constructive trust created upon execution of deed of sale - Equity - Registrar's caveat to protect plaintiffs' interests - National Land Code, ss. 5, 205-211
Hassan Kadir & Ors v. Mohamed Moidu Mohamed & Anor
(Arifin Zakaria CJ (Malaya), Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 5 CLJ 136 [FC]

DAMAGES

Assessment - Loss of future earnings - Whether clearly established - Lack of corroborative documentary evidence - Testimonies of plaintiff's key witnesses - Whether plaintiff's monthly income overtly disproportionate compared to her level of education and, thus, unreasonable
Rugber Kaur Ajaib Singh v. Ho Shee Fun & Anor
(Low Hop Bing, Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA, Alizatul Khair Osman J) [2011] 5 CLJ 159 [CA]

LABOUR LAW

Industrial Court - Dispute over wrongful dismissal - Whether there was error of law in Industrial Court's finding - Whether High Court should weigh and assess evidence - Whether applicants' dismissal harsh and disproportionate
Harianto Effendy Zakaria & Ors v. Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia & Anor
(Aziah Ali J) [2011] 5 CLJ 188 [HC]

LAND LAW

Acquisition of land - Award of compensation - Appeal against quantum - Whether appellant precluded from appealing against order of compensation issued by trial judge - Land Acquisition Act 1960, ss. 40D(3), 49(1)
Calamas Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Batang Padang
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 5 CLJ 125 [FC]

Indefeasibility of title and interests - Determination of title - Constructive trusts - Endorsement on register document of title - Validity of deed of sale and irrevocable power of attorney - Effect of s. 205(3), (4), (5) National Land Code - Whether s. 205(5) prevailed - Whether deed not rendered invalid by s. 205(3)
Hassan Kadir & Ors v. Mohamed Moidu Mohamed & Anor
(Low Hop Bing, Heliliah Mohd Yusof, Kang Hwee Gee JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 152 [CA]

Sale of land - Specific performance - Plaintiffs purchased land by deed of sale and irrevocable power of attorney - Whether deed of sale an instrument of dealing in respect of alienated land - Whether prohibition in s. 205(3) National Land Code applied to deed of sale - Whether a constructive trust created upon execution of deed of sale - Equity - Registrar's caveat to protect plaintiffs' interests - National Land Code, ss. 5, 205-211
Hassan Kadir & Ors v. Mohamed Moidu Mohamed & Anor
(Arifin Zakaria CJ (Malaya), Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 5 CLJ 136 [FC]

TORT

Defamation - Summons - Summons against plaintiff as second defendant discontinued - Notice of substituted service against first defendant published in newspaper - Notice directed at first defendant but named plaintiff as second defendant in suit - Whether defamatory of plaintiff - Whether privileged - Whether justified
Shaharuddin Mohammad v. Malayan Banking Bhd
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat J) [2011] 5 CLJ 205 [HC]

TRUSTS

Land - Sale - Specific performance - Plaintiffs purchased land by deed of sale and irrevocable power of attorney - Whether deed of sale an instrument of dealing in respect of alienated land - Whether prohibition in s. 205(3) National Land Code applied to deed of sale - Whether a constructive trust created upon execution of deed of sale - Equity - Registrar's caveat to protect plaintiffs' interests - National Land Code, ss. 5, 205-211
Hassan Kadir & Ors v. Mohamed Moidu Mohamed & Anor
(Arifin Zakaria CJ (Malaya), Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 5 CLJ 136 [FC]

INDEKS PERKARA

TORT

Gantirugi - Kemalangan jalanraya - Isu kuantum - Kecederaan kepala - Kecederaan kepala yang serius tetapi tidak mencapai tahap severe brain damage atau post-traumatic dystrophy - Award RM150,000
Sumayah lwn. The Selangor Omnibus Co Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Has Zanah Mehat PK) [2011] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]

Gantirugi - Kemalangan jalanraya - Isu liabiliti - Plaintif terjatuh dari bas kepunyaan defendan - Defendan gagal menutup pintu belakang bas walaupun bas sedang bergerak - Sama ada plaintif menyumbang cuai dengan berdiri menghala ke pintu belakang - Sama ada saman yang dikeluarkan ke atas defendan di bawah Ordinan Pengangkutan Jalan 1958 boleh digunakan untuk mewujudkan tanggungan - Plaintif didapati menyumbang cuai 30% - Sama ada keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen atas isu liabiliti tepat dan sah
Sumayah lwn. The Selangor Omnibus Co Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Has Zanah Mehat PK) [2011] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]

Gantirugi - Kemalangan jalanraya - Kehilangan pendapatan - Tiada bukti bahawa plaintif bekerja 30 hari sebulan - Tiada bukti bahawa plaintif bekerja lebih masa setiap hari - Pengiraan berdasarkan 20 hari bekerja sebulan
Sumayah lwn. The Selangor Omnibus Co Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Has Zanah Mehat PK) [2011] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]

Gantirugi - Kemalangan jalanraya - Kos penjagaan - Sama ada plaintif memerlukan pengawasan dan penjagaan sepanjang hidup - Sama ada munasabah untuk suami plaintif berhenti bekerja untuk menjaga plaintif - Sama ada penjagaan plaintif patut dibuat oleh penjaga berupah - Prinsip mitigasi
Sumayah lwn. The Selangor Omnibus Co Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Has Zanah Mehat PK) [2011] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]

c. CLJ Volume 5 (Part 3) 2011

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Oriental Bank Bhd v. Nordin Hamid & Ors
Tengku Baharudin Shah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA
(Legal Profession; Partnership; Restitution - Solicitors - Partnership - Misapplication of client's monies by a partner - Whether all partners jointly and severally liable) [2011] 5 CLJ 237 [CA]

Suzimi Shaari v. PP
Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop JJCA
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Whether entrapment a substantive defence - Failure to call informer - Whether fatal) [2011] 5 CLJ 259 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Hapsah Md Nor & Ors
Lee Swee Seng JC
(Civil Procedure - Interpleader summons - Sale of charged property - Payment of surplus sums to competing claimants - Injunction by Syariah High Court prohibiting disbursement of monies) [2011] 5 CLJ 276 [HC]

Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. The Pataling Rubber Estates Ltd
Aziah Ali J
(Revenue Law - Real property gains tax - Whether disposal of land had actually taken place) [2011] 5 CLJ 286 [HC]

Lee Ah Kong v. Ong & Company
Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal JC
(Legal Profession - Solicitors - Fiduciary obligations - Action withdrawn contrary to instruction - Whether in breach of good faith and trust) [2011] 5 CLJ 296 [HC]

Shyam Ishta Puthucheary v. Rajveer Singh Dhaliwal
Yeoh Wee Siam JC
(Civil Procedure; Family Law - Children - Custody - Orders of Australian Courts - Whether recognized by Malaysian courts) [2011] 5 CLJ 310 [HC]

SP Hawk Inc v. Twenty First Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd & Ors
Kang Hwee Gee J
(Tort - Negligence - Carriage of goods by sea - Damage to vessel during loading - Whether owner of loading facility liable) [2011] 5 CLJ 331 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Judgment - Foreign judgment - Recognition - Whether Malaysian courts recognize judgment and orders of Australian courts - Schedule to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 (Act 99)
Shyam Ishta Puthucheary v. Rajveer Singh Dhaliwal
(Yeoh Wee Siam JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 310 [HC]

Jurisdiction - Summons for directions - Interpleader summons - Bank - Sale of charged property - Payment out of surplus proceeds to competing Muslim claimants - Injunction by Syariah High Court prohibiting disbursement of monies pending disposal of cases before it - Whether to be given effect to - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 17 r. 1(1)(a) - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993, s. 46(1)(2)(b)
Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Hapsah Md Nor & Ors
(Lee Swee Seng JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 276 [HC]

Summons for directions - Interpleader summons - Bank - Sale of charged property - Payment out of surplus proceeds thereof - Competing claimants - Whether appropriate and justified for bank to apply for interpleader summons - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 17 r. 1(1)(a)
Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Hapsah Md Nor & Ors
(Lee Swee Seng JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 276 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Whether drugs found at accused's home was for trafficking - Whether accused's defence was an afterthought - Whether accused allowed to raise personal consumption as a defence - Whether entrapment was a substantive defence - Whether trial judge erred in his findings - Whether accused succeeded in casting doubt on prosecution's case
Suzimi Shaari v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 259 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Defence - Denial - Whether accused's defence was an afterthought - Whether there was other acceptable explanation for accused's conduct
Suzimi Shaari v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 259 [CA]

Trial - Defences - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Whether entrapment a substantive defence - Whether accused had to prove that he committed the offence due to entrapment - Whether accused was an "unwary innocent" - Whether accused readily participated in the crime
Suzimi Shaari v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 259 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Credibility - Discrepancies between police report and testimony - Whether there was material inconsistency as to the location of the box - Whether evidence as a whole supported prosecution's evidence
Suzimi Shaari v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 259 [CA]

Informer - Failure to call informer as witness - Whether informer protected under s. 40 Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 -Whether informer played the role of an agent provocateur - Whether failure to call informer caused a gap in prosecution's case
Suzimi Shaari v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 259 [CA]

FAMILY LAW

Children - Access - Right of access to father - Strong likelihood that father would take children back to Australia if allowed to travel with them outside Malaysia - Access granted to children within Malaysia only
Shyam Ishta Puthucheary v. Rajveer Singh Dhaliwal
(Yeoh Wee Siam JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 310 [HC]

Children - Custody - Custody and guardianship of children - Whether could be given to mother of child - Paramount consideration shall be welfare of children - Children interviewed - Children wishing to live with their mother and to visit father once in a while - Rebuttable presumption under Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 88(3) not rebutted by father - Joint custody impracticable since father lived in Australia and due to acrimonious relationship between parties - Mother given sole custody and guardianship - Guardianship of Infants Act 1961, s. 5
Shyam Ishta Puthucheary v. Rajveer Singh Dhaliwal
(Yeoh Wee Siam JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 310 [HC]

Children - Maintenance - Primary obligation on father and secondary obligation on mother to maintain children - Whether maintenance proposed sufficient for children to live comfortably - Whether proposed maintenance within means of father - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 93
Shyam Ishta Puthucheary v. Rajveer Singh Dhaliwal
(Yeoh Wee Siam JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 310 [HC]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Duty of care - Negligence - Fiduciary obligations - Disputes over legal fees - Solicitors withdrawing application for leave to execute judgment with no liberty to file afresh - Whether client left with no legal recourse to pursue - Withdrawal of application contrary to instructions - Whether constituting breach of good faith and trust - Failure to seek instruction - Effect
Lee Ah Kong v. Ong & Company
(Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal JC) [2011] 5 CLJ 296 [HC]

Practice of law - Partnerships between solicitors - Dishonesty of one partner - Legal firm appointed by bank to carry out foreclosure proceedings - Proceeds of foreclosure wrongly withheld by legal firm - Firm liable to handover foreclosure proceeds to bank - Whether all partners of firm jointly and severally liable to bank - Whether new partner jointly liable to bank - Partnership Act 1961, ss. 11, 13 & 14
Oriental Bank Bhd v. Nordin Hamid & Ors
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 237 [CA]

PARTNERSHIP

Liabilities of partners - Debts and obligations - Legal firm appointed by bank to carry out foreclosure proceedings - Proceeds of foreclosure wrongly withheld by legal firm - Firm liable to handover foreclosure proceeds to bank - Whether all partners of firm jointly and severally liable to bank - Whether receipt and misapplication of foreclosure proceeds by one partner absolved other partners from liability to make good loss to bank - Whether new partner jointly liable to bank - Demand for debt only made after new partner joining the firm - Partnership Act 1961, ss. 11, 13, 14
Oriental Bank Bhd v. Nordin Hamid & Ors
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 237 [CA]

RESTITUTION

Money had and received - Unjust enrichment at plaintiff's expense - Legal firm appointed by bank to carry out foreclosure proceedings - Proceeds of foreclosure wrongly withheld by legal firm - Whether bank may claim in restitution against all partners of firm
Oriental Bank Bhd v. Nordin Hamid & Ors
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA) [2011] 5 CLJ 237 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Real property gains tax - Liability for payment of - Whether disposal of land had taken place - Whether disposal of land occurred upon transfer of ownership of land - Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976, Schedule 2 para 16 - Whether disposal of land took place at the time a written agreement was entered into
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. The Pataling Rubber Estates Ltd
(Aziah Ali J) [2011] 5 CLJ 286 [HC]

TORT

Negligence - Carriage of goods by sea - Damage to vessel during loading - Loading of stearic acid into tank on board - Tank ruptured during introduction of nitrogen into ullage space - Rupture due to ullage hatch being closed and not left open - Duty to leave hatch open - Whether with owner of vessel - Whether owner of loading facility
SP Hawk Inc v. Twenty First Century Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2011] 5 CLJ 331 [HC]

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ARENSI-MARLEY (M) SDN BHD v. MIDDY INDUSTRIES SDN BHD

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Registered design - Revocation and expungement of - Application for - Whether respondent's design new and within meaning of s. 12 of Industrial Designs Act 1996 - Whether differences in designs was only in immaterial details and in features commonly used in the trade - Whether design validly granted registration - Whether design should be allowed to remain in Register of Industrial Designs, Malaysia

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Registered design - Revocation and expungement of - Application for - Application to revoke and expunge registration - Whether made under correct and appropriate provision - Industrial Designs Act 1996, s. 27

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